The build-up for the superstar trio of Wade, James, and Bosh has been expectedly huge. Fans in Miami are beyond pumped, while most NBA fans in other cities resent the Heat and all the attention that has been poured upon them. Meanwhile, the players themselves just wanted to get on the court. Unfortunately, three minutes into the preseason Dwyane Wade went down with a strained ham...

Ever since the Grizzlies packed up and moved from Vancouver to Memphis in 2001 they've been an easy fit for the NBA schedule on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Memphis is of course tragically linked at the hip with MLK because Memphis is where the civil rights leader was assassinated. Other than Hawks (King was born and lived in Atlanta), no other team can claim any more symbolic ...

Paul Pierce will be opting out of his contract with the Celtics and will become an unrestricted free agent. With questions revolving around the new CBA that may take affect after next season, this makes sense for Paul. NBA franchises are losing money and this will likely force a reduction in players’ salaries. If Pierce becomes UFA this off season, he increases his chances of securing a long...

The NBA Finals will be kicking off tomorrow night, with the Los Angeles Lakers hosting the Boston Celtics for about 1,537th time(give or take a few). Truthfully, I couldn't be less excited.
In order to have a compelling championship, be it a series or a one-game showdown like the Super Bowl, you need to have a intriguing story. What's so compelling about a Finals we saw two years ago? Kobe goin...

Just when we thought the NBA Playoffs would disappoint with two sweeps in the Conference Finals, Orlando and Phoenix rise from their graves to win two straight games and keep their Title hopes alive.
Orlando has faced elimination for two straight games now, and for two straight games they’ve been able to win, including an Overtime victory in Boston in Game 4.
Now I know it’s a bit premature...

Before Game 6 last night I could barely contain myself. I could only sit down for 2 seconds at a time; I had to get up and pace around the room. I paced back and forth, back and forth just waiting for tip off. ESPN actually had a clock counting down till the start of the game. So, here I am pacing and waiting. I glance at the TV…“What do you mean there’s still an hour and 46 minutes to ...

In game 5, the Celtics executed the game plan to perfection against Lebron and the Cavs pulling off a shocking road win, 120-88. Right after the big win this is what Coach Doc Rivers had to say:
“One of the things I told our guys is we’ve done nothing. All we’ve done is win three games and you’ve have to win four. We have a home game and that’s it for us in this series. It’s a ver...

Oh geez I love what I’m seeing. I am watching the legend of the “Chosen One” get evaporated right before our eyes, in his building against an “old, over the hill” Celtics team that was billed to have no shot against this Juggernaut called the Cavaliers.
And I couldn’t be happier. I won’t lie to you, I’m a Kobe Bryant loyalist, through and through. When asked who I rather have it...

Right before my eyes, I’ve watched the birth of a superstar. Rajon Rondo entered the league as a rookie in 2006. Like all rookies, he had talent and potential, but it was clear he was special. There was something different about him. In four short years, Rondo has emerged from a kid learning how to play his position to an absolute superstar in the making.
Rondo was given a difficult role on t...

Celtics came out of the locker room ready to play in game 1. They had the perfect game plan. Be aggressive. But then the Celts let it all slip away in the second half. Cavs went on a run in the third quarter with Mo Williams providing the spark, and the Celtics didn’t have an answer. Lebron was great in the 4th quarter and finished with 35 points, including the dagger, a 3 pointer that stretc...